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Synonyms: ~tereot . . . ::i . · •
. . ype, IJ, on 11cle Lnte saying
rn21xm1, tr_u, sm, platitude, corn111oi'1place b~r~ality. '
Usage: l·l1gh h I .. ' marred ··
. sc oo compos1t1ons are often
/Jy such c/1ches as "strong as an ox ''.
L Buttress n. sup~ort or prop; source of I ielp ;
bolste,, Usage: (he lll!ge cathedral walls were
supported by fly111g buttresses.
3. Censorious adj . severely critica l. Synonyms:
censorious, rlisparag ing, clepreciatory, deprecatory ,
-. deprecative, deprecatin ~J, judgemental ; adverse .
Usage: Censorious people delight 111 casting blame.
4. Censure v. blarne ; criticize. Syn onyms: carp, cavil ,
co ndemn, denounce, impugn . Usage: He was
censured for his 1i1appropriate behavior.
5. Languish n. lose animation ; lose strength .
Synonyms : waste away, wither away, de~Jenerate,
decay, deteriorate, atrophy. Usage : 111 stories
lovelorn damsels used to languish and p111e arvay.
6. Certitude n. ce rtainly . Synonyms: surer1ess,
positiveness, co nfidence, assurance . Usage:
Though there was no certitude of his getting the
job1 Lou thought he had a good chance of doing
so.
7. Candor n. frankness . Synonyms: ca ndidness,
openness, straightforwardness, ingenuousness,
na ivety, forthrightness, honesty, truthfulness,
sincerity . Usage : The candor and 'the simplicity of
his speech ti npressed al( it was clear he held
nothing back.
d . Charlatan n. quack; pretender to knowledge.
Syno nyms: swindler, mountebank, impostor,
pretender, trickste r, co n man. Usage: Because he
,vas unable to substantiate his cla1in that he had
round a cure1 l1is colleagues called !urn a charlatan . .
9. Conjecture n. surmise; guess . Synonym s:
hypothesis, speculation, assumrlio11. Usa ge : I wt!/
end all your conjectures,· I adrmt I am guilty as
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charged.
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n . Corrugated adj . wrinkled; ridged. She wi sl1 ed ,;; /1, ·
could smooth away th e wrinkles frc,n I I ti s
co rn1gated brow.
14. Conviction n. strongly held belief. Nothing m 11kl
~hake his co nviclion that she wa s innocent.
l 5. Confound v. confuse. No myslery could confound
Sherlock Holmes for long.
16. Flagrant arlj . consrirnously wi cked. We r:annot
r:o nclone such flag rant violations of the rules.
17. Degradation n. humiliation; debasl~rn e11t ;
degeneration . Some secretaries object to fetch i11<J
the boss a cup of coffee because they resen t tl w
degradation of being made to do such a ta sk.
Hl . Dehydrate v. remove water frorn ; dry ou t .
l~unning under a hot sun quickly dehydratP.s t:hl:'
body .
19. Illusory adj . deoc: ptive; not real. Unfortll nal'ely,
the cos ts of runn ing the lemonade stand we rP s0
high that Tom 's pro fi ts proved illusory .
20. Invert v. turn upside down or inside out. When li t=:
inverted his body in a handsta nd, he felt thr: bl0nrt
ru sh to his head .
21. Intrepid adj . fearless . For his intrepid conduct i11
battle, he was promoted .
22 . Impecunious adj. without money . Now !·hat hP
was wealthy, he gladly contributed to fund s ln
assist the impecunious and the disabled .
23 . Impede v. hinder; block. The special proserntn 1
determined that the Attorney General , l ho11qh
inept, had not intentionally set out to im pr'ril:' lh"
progress of the investigation.
24. Elated adj. overjoyed; in high spirits. C1 i11 11i11q
frorn ear to ea r, Janet Evans was clearly el,ll1~cl ''">'
her Olympic victory.
25 . Elegy n. poern or· song expressi 11g larnenlatio,1. 0 11
the death of Edward Ki11g , Milton composP·cl !hr•
elegy L_vcida5.

10. Aloof adj . apart; reservccJ . Syn onym s: dist,rnt, 2G. Elicit v. draw out by discussion. The cletectiv,~s
remote, unresrion sive, unden 1011 stral.ive , h2111~Jhly, tri ed lo elicit where he had hiclcl en his loot .
indifferent, unapproa chable, supercilio1 is,
27. Gratuitous aclj. given freely ; unwarrantPd . 1
antisocia l. Usa(J e: Shy by natun', s!,e remained
rese111' your yrr1tuito us remarks beu iuse nn nn•'
aloof w/11/e all the rest converv:•d
asked for tt1 e1n .
l l. Cajole v. wheedle; coax; dece ive by fl dltery. SI 1e
knows she ca n caj ole alrnost anything she wa11ls
:?.n. Gravity n. seriou sness . We could tell we VJf'rP i11
fron I her father. se rio11s trouble from the qravity of her expr ess io11

I 2. Tenacity n. firrnnt'.SS; persi•;lency; adhesiveness. 29. Gregarious adj . sociable. She wa s not grega riow;
It is extremely dirfirn lt l o ov1~1cu111(·1 ll1e t.ena cily or and preferred lo be alone 117 0s t of th e tirne.
a habit such as smoking.
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